Jen Psaki Calls Graham Platner's Maine Exit Enraging After 11-Minute Video
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Updated · Fox News · Jul 9
Jen Psaki Calls Graham Platner's Maine Exit Enraging After 11-Minute Video
2 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jul 9
Summary
Jen Psaki said Graham Platner's Maine Senate run was "enraging for all of us" after he quit the race, arguing the campaign ended because women who accused him came forward.
An 11-minute video announcing his exit, she said, showed Platner deflecting blame despite what she called extremely serious and credible allegations.
The withdrawal followed a Politico report on ex-partner Jenny Racicot's 2021 allegation that Platner entered her home drunk and had sex with her after she told him to stop; Platner denies it.
The new allegation came after a New York Times report on other women's accounts and months of scrutiny over deleted Reddit posts, a Nazi tattoo and past comments on sexual assault.
Psaki said Platner's rise still mattered politically because he beat Gov. Janet Mills for the Democratic nomination, underscoring voter dynamics she said national media needed to understand.